Matsuzo Nagai

Matsuzo Nagai (永井 松三, Nagai Matsuzō^?) (b. Aichi Prefecture, March 5, 1877 - d. April 19, 1957) was a Japanese diplomat and Olympic Games activist.

He served in the Japanese delegation to the League of Nations in 1920,^[1] and served as Japanese Ambassador to Sweden and Finland in 1925-1930. In 1930 formed part of the Japanese delegation to the London Naval Conference.^[2] Served as Ambassador to Germany from April 1933 to October 1934. In 1936 served as Minister of Transportation, and was active supporter of naval expansion plans. In 1937 was active in the Japanese governmental committee which was charged with preparing the Olympic games scheduled to take place in Tokyo in 1940, which were eventually cancelled.^[3] Also served as member of the International Olympic Committee in 1939-1950.^[4]

Notes

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ "FOREIGN NEGOTIATORS AT THE NAVAL PARLEY" New York Times, January 19, 1930.
3. ^ Japan and Olympism
4. ^ [2]

External links

• Hiroshi Momose, Japan's Relations with Finland, 1919-1944, as Reflected by Japanese Source Materials
• Ricky W. Law, "Runner-up: Japan in the German Mass Media during the 1936 Olympic Games" Southeast Review of Asian Studies, 31 (2009) 164-180
• Article about Nagai's activities for holding olympic games in Japan

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Name	Nagai
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Date of birth	March 5, 1877
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Date of death	April 19, 1957
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